Systems and methods for determining vehicle battery health

ABSTRACT

The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for determining vehicle battery health. In some embodiments, an example method may include receiving, from a first vehicle, a first value for a first data type and a second value for a second data type, the first data type and the second data type relating to a battery of the first vehicle. The example method may also include determining, for the first data type and the second data type, a minimum possible value, a maximum possible value, and an offset indicator, wherein the offset indicator provides an indication of a significance of the first value and the second values relative to the minimum possible value and maximum possible value for the first data type and the second data type respectively. The example method may also include determining a weight for the first data type and a weight for the second data type. The example method may also include determining, based on the weight for the first data type and the weight for the second data type, a weighted value for the first value and a weighted value for the second value. The example method may also include determining a summed weighted value by summing the weighted value for the first value and the weighted value for the second value. The example method may also include determining, using the scaling the summed weighted value, a vehicle battery health score for the battery of the first vehicle.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for determiningvehicle battery health, and more particularly, for determining a healthscore for a vehicle battery.

BACKGROUND

With the growing presence of electric vehicles (EV) within themarketplace, the secondary market for such vehicles will continue togrow as more used EVs are placed on sale. An important aspect of theseEVs is the battery that is used to drive the EV. While some vehicleoriginal equipment manufacturers (OEMs) may track and store aproprietary battery health score, such sores cannot be used forcomparison across OEMs because of the proprietary nature of the OEMbattery health scores.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The detailed description is set forth with reference to the accompanyingdrawings. The use of the same reference numerals may indicate similar oridentical items. Various embodiments may utilize elements and/orcomponents other than those illustrated in the drawings, and someelements and/or components may not be present in various embodiments.Elements and/or components in the figures are not necessarily drawn toscale. Throughout this disclosure, depending on the context, singularand plural terminology may be used interchangeably.

FIG. 1 depicts an example battery health score determination process, inaccordance with one or more example embodiments of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 depicts an illustrative system architecture, in accordance withone or more example embodiments of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 depicts exemplary data inputs, in accordance with one or moreexample embodiments of the disclosure.

FIG. 4 depicts a flowchart of an example method, in accordance with oneor more example embodiments of the disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Overview

The disclosure is directed to, among other things, systems and methodsfor determining vehicle battery health. In some embodiments, thedisclosure may more particularly relate to determining an electricvehicle (EV) battery health score that may be normalized acrossdifferent types of vehicles and different vehicle original equipmentmanufacturers (OEMs). Such normalized battery health scores may apply toother types of vehicles and/or types of batteries that may be found invehicles as well (e.g., hybrid and internal combustion engine vehicles).In conventional practice, individual OEMs may devise their own uniquevehicle battery health scores. In doing so, each OEM may measuredifferent parameters and/or a different number of parameters whendetermining this OEM-specific vehicle battery health score. This mayresult in difficulties in identifying the relative health of batteriesin vehicles from different OEMs because such OEM-specific battery healthscores are not be normalized with respect to one another. The systemsand methods described herein may rectify this difficulty by using theOEM-specific battery health score as an input along with otherparameters, and weighting these inputs to produce a normalized vehiclebattery health score that is applicable to any vehicle battery,regardless of OEM. It should be noted that the battery health score maybe referred to herein interchangeably as “health score,” “vehiclebattery health score,” and the like, but these terms may refer to thesame normalized battery health score described above regardless of anyslight differences in the way the term may be phrased.

In some embodiments, the health score of the battery may be useful for anumber of reasons, such as providing an estimate of a time toreplacement of the battery, providing supplemental information used forvaluation of the vehicle (e.g., in resale), or changing the operation ofthe vehicle in order to prolong the lifetime of the battery, to name afew examples (additional uses for the determined battery health scoremay be described below with respect to at least FIG. 1). For example,the change in operation may involve limiting the ability of a driver ofthe vehicle to use the full the power of the battery (limiting theaggressiveness of the acceleration, for example), limiting the use ofcertain auxiliary features of the vehicle, such as air conditioning,playing loud music, etc., or any other operations that may serve toelongate the lifetime of the battery of the vehicle.

The battery health score may be determined by collecting various datainputs associated with the battery from a vehicle and fitting these datainputs to a scale. More particularly, in some instances, this may alsoinvolve weighting the various data inputs relative to one another,summing the resulting weighted values, and fitting this summed value toa scale. This final scaled value may represent the vehicle batteryhealth score and may be presented in the form of a numerical indicatorthat may provide an indication of the relative health of the particularvehicle's battery. However, in some instances the health score may bepresented in any number of other forms, such as a textual descriptor andor in the form of a graphical indication. In some instances, the vehiclehealth score can also be presented in multiple forms, such as acombination of a numerical value, a graphical indication, and/or atextual descriptor.

In some embodiments, determining the normalized vehicle battery healthscore may begin with obtaining one or more data inputs from a vehicle.The data inputs may include, for example, battery parameters and/orVIN-level vehicle data (e.g., data pertaining to a vehicleidentification number (VIN), such as the OEM associated with thevehicle, the model and year of the vehicle, the place of manufacture ofthe vehicle, the type of battery installed in the vehicle, as well asother data. In some instances, the data inputs may be pre-defined, andthe same types of data inputs may be captured from different vehiclesregardless of the type of vehicle and/or the vehicle OEM. However, inother instances, the data inputs that are captured from individualvehicles in performing individual vehicle battery health assessments maybe unique to particular OEM associated with the vehicle and/or theparticular type of vehicle (e.g., make/model/year, type of engine,features of the vehicle, etc.). That is, the data inputs may also bedynamic, depending on the vehicle. These data inputs may also beassociated with additional information beyond the data inputs valuesthemselves. In some instances, for example, the additional informationmay include contextual data and/or one or more offset indicators toprovide a frame of reference for the significance of the data inputvalue. The contextual data associated with a data input may include arange of values, including a minimum data input value and a maximum datainput value. This range may provide a frame of reference as to thepossible range of values that the data input value could potentially be.Additionally, the offset indicator may provide a frame of reference tothis potential range of values itself by providing a descriptor thatprovides insight into the desirability of the data input value relativeto the possible range of values. For example, the offset indicator mayinclude a “high,” “low,” or “range” categorization. A “high” offsetindicator may mean that a larger data input value of the data input ismore desirable than a lower data input value (e.g., larger numericalvalue). A “low” offset indicator may mean that a smaller data inputvalue may be more desirable than a high data input value (e.g., smallernumerical value). A “range” offset indicator may mean that it is moredesirable for the data input value to be within a given range thanoutside of the given range. The “desirability” of a value may mean thatthe value is more representative of a healthier battery (e.g., a batterywith a more favorable health score). As a specific example, a data inputmay include a number of charges the battery has undergone. Thecontextual data associated with this data input may be a range of valuesincluding a minimum number of charges and a maximum number of charges.Additionally, the offset indicator, in this case, may be a “low”designation. For example, if the number of charges range is 0-1000, thena number of charges value of 100 would be more desirable than a numberof charges value of 600. This may be the case because the battery mayexperience a level of degradation with each successive charge itundergoes. It should be noted that although specific numbers and offsetindicators are provided in this example, they should not be taken to belimiting. Additionally, any number of other types of data inputsassociated with any number of ranges and types of offset indicators mayalso be applicable.

In some embodiments, the data inputs obtained from a vehicle may includethe OEM-determined state of health (SOH). This OEM-determined SOH valuemay be a non-normalized state of health score determined by the OEM fortheir own production vehicles using a proprietary or non-proprietaryequation or algorithm. As mentioned above, different OEMs may calculatetheir battery SOH scores using different parameters and/or algorithms,so even if two SOH scores were the same for different OEMs, this may notnecessarily mean the batteries have experienced the same level ofdegradation. Although these may be non-normalized values, they still mayprovide important information about the state of health of the battery,and may be weighted along with any of the other data inputs illustratedherein. The SOH value may typically be represented as a percentage thatfalls between 0 and 100%, but may be represented in other forms as well,such as a numeric value. At 0% SOH, the battery may be unusable in anyapplication. The battery may only be at 100% SOH right after it has beenmanufactured. Generally, the maximum available energy/capacity andimpedance may be used in conjunction to assign this SOH value.

In some embodiments, the data inputs may also include depth of discharge(DoD) data. For example, DoD data may include an average percentage DoD,an average DoD ambient temperature, and/or a DoD throughput, which maybe measured in kWh. The average percentage depth of discharge may referto the amount of capacity, starting from full charge, that has beendischarged from the battery. It may be the inverse of SOC (describedbelow) and may be calculated by dividing the discharged capacity by thetotal available capacity. 0% DoD may represent fully charged and 100%may represent fully discharged. The average DoD ambient temperature maybe an environmental factor used to capture/calculate the averagetemperature during discharge cycles. For example, the higher thetemperature, the more damage may have been done to the battery. The DoDthroughput may refer to the amount of energy in kilowatts hours releasedduring discharge over the lifetime of the battery.

In some embodiments, the data inputs may also include data pertaining tothe charging of the battery. For example, the data inputs may include anaverage charging magnitude, and average charging ambient temperature,and/or a charging throughput, which may be measured in kWh.Additionally, the data inputs may include a total throughput, which alsomay be measured in kWh. The average charging magnitude may be ameasurement pertaining to a magnitude of current experienced by thebattery during charging. In some cases, the stronger the current, themore damage is done to the battery. The average charging temperature maybe an environmental factor to capture/calculate the average temperatureduring charging cycles. The charging throughput may be the amount ofenergy that passed into the vehicle during charging sessions. This maybe recorded by a Battery Management System (BMS) of the vehicle. Totalthroughput may be a measure of the total amount of work that has beenperformed on the battery. This may be related to mileage on an engine ofthe vehicle, for example, since it can be used to estimate the amount of“wear and tear” that the battery has endured. This may be calculated inthe BMS by accumulating a total watt hours (Whrs) in and out.

In some embodiments, the data inputs may also include data pertaining tothe capability of the battery to hold a charge. For example, the datainputs may include a state of charge (SOC) of the battery, an estimatedrange of the battery at full charge, an estimated range of the batteryat a current charge of the battery, and a range of the battery at“birth,” which may be the range of the battery before the battery hasbeen used. Additionally, the data inputs may include the battery energycapacity, which may be measured in kWh. The SOC of the battery may referto the amount of charge that the battery has remaining, for example,represented as a percentage.

In some embodiments, the data inputs may also include data pertaining tothe manner in which the battery has been charged over its lifetime. Forexample, the data inputs may include a number of times the battery hasundergone fast charge cycles, the number of times the battery hasundergone Level 1 charge cycles (e.g., involving the use of 120V),and/or the number of times the battery has undergone Level 2 chargecycles (e.g., involving the use of 240V). In some instances, the Level 2charging cycle may involve higher energy throughput and a faster charge,but more energy mass pass through the battery at a higher speed so theimpact on the battery may be greater. The number of each of these typesof charge cycles may be measured by the BMS of the vehicle.

In some embodiments, the data inputs may also include various othertypes of inputs, such as a remaining battery energy capacity, a state ofcapacity, a battery calendar age, a battery cycles age, a charginghistory, a thermal environment history, and a driving load profile, aswell as resistance, current, and voltage data. Remaining battery energycapacity may refer to the remaining available energy storage capacity ofthe battery. State of capacity may be a remaining available energystorage capacity of the battery. This may involve a correlation ofactual and theoretical/optimal scores based on battery age (e.g., whichmay be a function of battery birth data) and/or based on degradation.The capacity of the battery may be evaluated in KW/hr and may beexpressed as a percentage value. The battery capacity may degrade overtime and experience a fall off as described herein at around 70%capacity (this value may differ depending on the properties of thebattery). The battery calendar age may be a static data point thatrefers to the amount of time that has elapsed since the battery wasmanufactured. The battery cycles age may involve correlating actualcharging cycles to theoretical/optimal charge cycles based on batteryage and utilization (e.g., which may be function of battery birth data).Charging history may involve information pertaining to how a battery hasbeen charged over its lifetime. For example, the charging history mayinvolve a number and type of charging routines used (e.g., number ofLevel 1 charge cycles, Level 2 charge cycles, etc.), the temperatureinvolved in each charging cycle, the frequency of charging cycles, etc.The charging history may involve correlating battery temperaturereadings over a lifetime of the battery to an optimal temperature range.In some instances, telematics may be used to input latitudinal andlongitudinal data sets to perform these correlations. For example, thelatitudinal and longitudinal data sets may be used to determine anenvironmental temperature at the location represented by the latitudinaland longitudinal data sets. The driving load profile may correlateactual driving load profile (for example, hard/fast/frequentacceleration, declaration, vertical climbs, etc.) to theoretical/optimalload profiles as a function of load data at battery birth. Finally,resistance, current, and voltage may simply refer to the resistance,current, and voltage of the battery at various points in time.Resistance may be measured in milliohms (me). In some instances, thelower the resistance, the less restriction the battery encounters. Lowresistance may result in high current delivery on demand with thebattery remaining in a lower temperature state (cooler). High resistancemay restrict the amount of current and heat up the battery. It should benoted that although specific type of data inputs may have been describedabove, these examples are not intended to be limiting and static.Instead, any other number or combination of data inputs may also be used(including data inputs not listed herein).

In some embodiments, multiple sources of information may be leveraged tocollect data inputs that may be used to determine the normalized batteryhealth score, including at least visual (e.g., console) and mechanicalinspections (e.g., OBD), performance of physical, point in time, andrapid spectrum impedance testing, and using local or external sources togather BMS, telematics, and CAN bus data. Such battery data may also becompiled for each EV make, model year combination and may be useddevelop algorithms to model expected battery degradation over timeacross each category and subcategory described herein. A single datainput may also be obtained in any number of ways. For example, the datainput may be obtained through an OEM, obtained through a calculation,etc.

In some embodiments, the data inputs collected for a battery of aparticular vehicle may also be compared to data previously collected forbatteries and vehicles of similar types. For example, the data collectedfor a vehicle may be compared to data previously collected for a similarmake/model/year of vehicle with a similar battery. The health score maythus partially or entirely depend on comparisons between patterns foundin data obtained previously obtained for similar vehicles and datacollected for the current battery being scored. These comparisons may beused to predict how the battery has performed and/or will continue toperform in the future, and may also provide insight into how the batteryis performing compared to other similar batteries of similar vehicletypes (for example, the comparison may indicate that the battery for thevehicle being scored has performed worse than the historical data forsuch vehicles indicates, so this current battery may be provided a lowerthan average health score).

In some embodiments, once the relevant data inputs are obtained, thevalues associated with each of the data inputs may be weighted based ona determined significance of each of the data inputs. For example, asdescribed below with respect to FIG. 1, an OEM state of health datainput may be weighted more heavily than a total number of charges datainput (this example is not intended to be limiting, and, in some cases,it may also be weighted less heavily). In some instances, all of theweights for all of the data inputs may be different, but in someinstances, some of the weight values may be the same between two or moredata inputs. Once the weighted values for the data inputs aredetermined, these weighted values may be summed to determine a totalpoints value to assign the data input. This total points summation maybe applied to a scale to determine the final, normalized vehicle batteryhealth score.

In some embodiments, the scale may be based on a maximum total number ofpoints that may be possible for any given set of data inputs for abattery. For example, in one non-limiting example, the scale may be a190 point scale (e.g., the maximum total number of points after thesummation takes place may be 190). The scale that is used may notnecessarily be limited to only this particular value example providedherein. The scale may be dependent on a degradation pattern of thebattery being used in the vehicle, and properties of batteries maydiffer. For example, some batteries may experience a fall off at 50%instead of 70%. The summed total points for a given battery may bescaled down based on its value relative to the maximum total number ofpoints. There may also exist a threshold total point in between zero andthe maximum total number of points that corresponds to a falloff of thebattery health score. In some instances, falloff may refer to a point atwhich noticeably degradation of the battery takes place. That is, apoint where the rate at which the degradation occurs may increase andrequired replacement of the battery may be imminent. To continue theabove non-limiting example, 0-67 total summed points may represent afinal, normalized vehicle battery health score between 5.4-3.3, and68-190 total points may represent a final, normalized vehicle batteryhealth score between 3.2-1. The scale may reflect the degradationpatterns of the battery type in question of a specific vehicle. Forexample, the aforementioned exemplary scale may reflect knowncharacteristics of Lithium Ion batteries where noticeable falloff beginsaround 70% battery degradation. The scale may be adjusted based on thetype of battery and battery chemistry, as well as the degradationpattern of the battery. As new batteries exhibiting differentdegradation patterns may be introduced, the scale may be adjusted toaccount for those degradation patterns. For example, while the aboveexample states that Lithium-Ion batteries experience a falloff at around70%, a different battery may experience falloff at a differentpercentage, and thus a different scale may be used.

Turning to the figures, FIG. 1 depicts an example process 100 forestablishing a vehicle battery health score that is objectivelynormalized (e.g., across different OEMs and vehicles). The process 100may begin at step 105 with one or more data inputs 110 being acquiredfrom a vehicle 101. In some embodiments, the vehicle may include atleast one or more batteries 102 (which may be referred to hereinafter asa “battery” for simplicity) and one or more data sources 104. Some orall of the one or more data sources 104 may be connected through a CANbus 106. The one or more data sources 104, for example, may include aBattery Management System (BMS). These multiple data sources 104 may beleveraged to collect the data inputs 110 from the vehicle 101.Additionally, data inputs 110 may be obtained using, for example, visual(e.g., console) and mechanical inspections (e.g., OBD), performance ofphysical, point in time, and rapid spectrum impedance testing, amongother methods. It may be desirable to acquire the entire history of thevehicle's 101 data. That is, it may be desirable to obtain all of thedata associated with the vehicle's battery from its origin to the timeat which the data is obtained. However, in some instances, a vehicle OEMmay only allow aggregated data to be obtained from the vehicle 101rather than the entire history of the data. Additionally, in someinstances access to different types of data inputs may vary. That is,historical data may be obtained for some data inputs whereas others areonly capable of being captured in an aggregate form. The format of aparticular data input 110 may depend on the source of the data. Forexample, OBDII/CAN format may include a standard DBC file numeric data.

In some embodiments, FIG. 1 may depict two example data inputs 110 thatmay have been obtained from the vehicle 101, including an OEM batterystate of health (SOH) and a number of charges. Although FIG. 1 may onlydepict these two example data inputs 110, it should be noted that anyother number and/or combination of data inputs 110 may also be capturedfrom a vehicle 101. Examples of such data inputs 110 may be found inFIG. 3, as described below. As described above, the OEM battery state ofhealth (SOH) may refer to a battery state of the health value that wasdetermined based on OEM-specific algorithms. That is, each OEM may havea unique algorithm for determining a state of health value, so state ofhealth values for different OEMs may not necessarily be comparable. Thenumber of charges may refer to the number of charges that the battery102 of the vehicle 101 has undergone in its lifetime. For example, theperformance and lifetime of the battery 102 may degrade as the number ofcharges undergone by the battery 102 increases. Each of the data inputs110 may be associated with a data value 112. For example, the data value112 for the OEM state of health data input 110 in this particularexample may be 94.5, and the data value 112 for the number of chargesdata input 110 may be 785.

In some embodiments, each of the data inputs 110 may be associated withadditional information beyond the data values 112 themselves. Forexample, the data inputs 110 may be associated with a particular rangeof values that the values 112 of the data inputs 110 may fall within.Accordingly, the range of values may include a minimum value 114 and amaximum value 115. For example, as depicted in the figure, the OEM stateof health data input 110 may be associated with a minimum value 114 of70 and a maximum value 115 of 100. Likewise, the number of charges datainput 110 may be associated with a minimum value 114 of zero and amaximum value 115 of 900. This may mean that the data value 112 of theOEM state of health may be any data value 112 between 70 and 100, andthe data value 112 of the number of charges may be any data value 112between 0 and 900. Thus, the ranges applicable to different data inputs110 may not necessarily be the same, although some may be the same.

In some instances, the additional information may also include an offsetidentifier 116. The offset identifier 116 may provide a frame ofreference for the significance of the data value 112 of a data input110. The offset identifier 116 may do so through the use of one or moreof several different categorizations, such as “high,” “low,” and/or“range.” A “high” offset identifier 116 may indicate that a larger datavalue 112 is more desirable for a data input 110. For example, for theOEM state of health data input 110, the range may be depicted as beingbetween 70 and 100 and the offset identifier 116 may be depicted as“high.” This may mean that a data value 112 of 95 may be more desirablethan a value of 75. A data value 112 being more desirable may mean thatit is indicative of a better state of health for the battery of thevehicle 101. A “low” offset identifier 116 may indicate that a smallerdata value 112 is more desirable for a data input 110. For example, thenumber of charges data input 110 may include a value range of 0 to 900and a “low’ offset indicator 116. This may mean that a lower data value112 may be more desirable for the number of charges data input 110.Thus, a value of 100 would be more desirable than a value of 800. Toprovide some context, this may be the case because, as described abovethe performance and lifetime of the battery may degrade as the batteryundergoes successive charges. A “range” offset identifier may indicatethat it is desirable for a data value 112 of a data input 110 to fallwithin a particular range of values. For example, a data input 110 maybe associated with a minimum value 114 of 0, a maximum value 115 of 50,and an offset indicator range of 40-50. Thus, more weight may beafforded to the data value 112 being either inside or outside of thisrange of 40-50 than to the data value 112 itself. It should be notedthat while offset identifiers 116 of “high,” “low,” and “range” aredescribed herein, any other offset identifier 116 may also be applicablebased on the type of data input 110 in question.

In some embodiments, subsequent to obtaining the data inputs 110 in step105, the process 100 may proceed to steps 120, 126, 128, and 130 wherethe data inputs 110 may be fit to a scale to produce the normalizedvehicle battery health score. The steps of fitting the data inputs 110to a scale may begin with converting the data values 112 of the datainputs 110 to weighted total point values at step 120. The data values112 of the data inputs 110 may be weighted according to a pre-determinedimportance of each of the data inputs 110 relative to one another. Forexample, the weights may be chosen based on the amount of impact aparticular data input 110 may have on battery degradation. For example,as depicted in FIG. 1, the OEM state of health data value 112 may beweighted more heavily relative to the number of charges data value 112(e.g., the OEM state of health data value 112 may have a weight value122 of 0.88, whereas the number of charges data value 112 may only havea weight value 122 of 0.11). It should be noted that the specific weightvalues 112 depicted in FIG. 1 are merely exemplary and are not intendedto be limiting. With these weight values 112 taken as inputs, thefollowing equation (Equation 1) may be used to fit the values 112 of thedata inputs to scale.

$\begin{matrix}{{WeightedAvg}\left( {\left( \frac{\begin{matrix}\left( {{{limit}\;{Min}} - {{limit}\;{Max}}} \right) \\\left( {{valueIn} - {{base}\;{Max}}} \right)\end{matrix}}{{{base}\;{Max}} - {{base}\;{Min}}} \right) + {{limit}\;{Min}}} \right)} & \left( {{Equation}\mspace{14mu} 1} \right)\end{matrix}$

In Equation 1, LimitMin may be 0, ValueIn may be the data value 112 ofthe data input 110, BaseMax may be the maximum range 115 value of thedata input 110, BaseMin may be the minimum range 114 value of the datainput 110, and LimitMax may a point value that is a certain percentageof the total points that may be possible in the scale, where the certainpercentage is based on a known state of health percentage thatcorresponds to a falloff of the battery health. In some embodiments, theoutput of Equation 1 may include an assigned points value 125 for eachof the data inputs 110. For example, the output of Equation 1 for theOEM state of health data value 112 may be an assigned points value 125of 9.77 and the output of Equation 1 for the number of charges datavalue 112 may be an assigned points value 125 of 3.488. At step 126,these assigned points values 125 may be summed to result in a totalpoint value 127. For example, the total point value depicted in FIG. 1may be 13. This total point value 127 may be out of a maximum possibletotal number of points for the scale. As one particular example, themaximum possible total number of points for the scale may be 190.Additionally, within this maximum total number of points may exist inone or more threshold ranges. Continuing the same example, a first rangemay include total point values 127 of 0-67 and a second range mayinclude total point values 127 of 68-190. In this particular example,the total point value of 67 may represent a threshold number beyondwhich the performance of the battery experience a performance falloff.For example, total point values 127 under 67 may indicate that a batteryhas not yet experienced a falloff, and total point values 127 over 67may indicate that the battery has experienced a falloff in performanceThat is, in this particular example a lower total point value 127 mayreflect a better vehicle battery health score than a higher total pointsvalue 127. However, the opposite may also apply as well in some scales(e.g., a higher point value may be more desirable in some scales). Insome embodiments, at step 128, the total point value 127 obtained instep 126 may be scaled down.

In some embodiments, the process 100 may complete with step 130, whichmay include providing a finalized state of health score 132 for thebattery of the vehicle 101. For example, the process 100 depicts afinalized state of health score 132 of 4.9 for the battery of thevehicle 101. This finalized state of health score 132 may represent anormalized battery state of health score that may be applicable to anyvehicle OEM. In addition to providing the finalized state of healthscore 132, additional information may be provided regarding the healthof the battery at step 130. For example, a descriptive grade 133 mayalso be provided. The descriptive grade 113 may categorize the batteryof the vehicle 101 based on the finalized state of health score 132 thatis determined. For example, the descriptive grade 133 for the battery ofthe vehicle 101 as depicted in process 100 is “great” based on thefinalized state of health score 132 of 4.9. This descriptive grade 133is merely exemplary, and any other descriptive grade 133 may beapplicable as well.

In some embodiments, once determined, the finalized state of healthscore 132 may then be used for various purposes. Some examples of suchpurposes may be described below. One example purpose may be to providesupplemental information for use in a used vehicle transaction. Forexample, the finalized state of health score 132 may be used as anadditional data point for a consumer vehicle sale or purchase in bothonline vehicle listings and local dealership inventory, includingtrade-in value determinations. The finalized state of health score 132may similarly be used as a data point in wholesale vehicle transactionsand vehicle auctions as well. The finalized state of health score 132may also be used by vehicle health reporting services that a consumermay use to obtain a full history of the vehicle before making apurchasing decision. Additionally, the finalized state of health score132 may be used by third parties, such as insurance companies andfinancing institutions, in making determinations as to rates to provideto consumers.

In some embodiments, a second example use of the finalized state ofhealth score 132 may involve adjusting features of the vehicle 101 basedon the determined finalized state of health score. For example, if thefinalized state of health score 132 falls below a threshold state ofhealth, the vehicle's horsepower output may be reduced so as to prolongthe lifetime of the battery. Numerous other vehicle features may beadjusted and/or deactivated, however. Some additional non-limitingexamples may include the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning(HVAC) system of the vehicle, mobile device charging and connectivityfeatures, radio usage, etc. These adjustments and/or deactivations maybe performed by the vehicle 101 automatically or may be provided asoptions to a user of the vehicle. In the latter scenario, the user maymanually select some or all of the adjustments and/or deactivations forthe vehicle 101 to perform to extend the lifetime of the battery.Furthermore, rather than the vehicle performing the adjustments (e.g.,automatically or based on user selection), the adjustments and/ordeactivations may be provided to the user as notifications so that theuser themselves can make the adjustments and/or deactivations. Forexample, the vehicle 101 may provide a notification of the finalizedstate of health score 132 and the user should turn off certain featuresof the vehicle to conserve battery life.

In some embodiments, a third example use of the finalized state ofhealth score 132 may involve providing information about a vehicle to anowner and/or third-party for maintenance purposes. For example, a fleetmanager may use the finalized state of health score 132 for individualvehicles in the fleet to determine if the vehicles should be kept andfixed, sold, etc. The finalized state of health score 132 may also beused by repair shops in making determinations as to what maintenanceneeds to be performed on the vehicle 101.

In some embodiments, a fourth example use of the finalized state ofhealth score 132 may involve providing information to third-parties thatmay desire to know the potential second life of the battery. Forexample, the finalized state of health score 132 may be provided tobattery remanufacturers, storage companies, and/or recyclers. Thefinalized state of health score 132 may be used by these third-partiesto determine the likelihood that the battery of the vehicle 101 may beused for these purposes.

Illustrative System Architecture

FIG. 2 is a schematic illustration of an example vehicle battery healthdetermination system 200 in accordance with one or more exampleembodiments of the disclosure.

As shown in FIG. 2, the battery health determination system 200 mayinclude at least one or more vehicles 210(1), . . . , 210(N), one ormore mobile devices 260(1), . . . , 260(N), and/or a server 240. The oneor more vehicles 210(1), . . . , 210(N) (which may be referred to as“vehicle” hereinafter for simplicity) may be the same as the vehicle 101described with respect to FIG. 1 above, as well as any other vehicledescribed herein. The one or more mobile devices 260(1), . . . , 260(N)may be portable devices that may alternatively be used to perform any ofthe operations described herein (e.g., determining the vehicle batteryhealth score). The server 240 may be a remote computing device that isalso capable of performing any of the operations described herein.

In some embodiments, communications between a vehicle 210, a mobiledevice 260, and the server 240 may be performed via one or more networks202, which may be wireless or wired networks. The one or more networks202 may include, but not limited to, any one of a combination ofdifferent types of suitable communications networks such as, forexample, broadcasting networks, cable networks, public networks (e.g.,the Internet), private networks, wireless networks, cellular networks,or any other suitable private and/or public networks. Further, the oneor more networks may have any suitable communication range associatedtherewith and may include, for example, global networks (e.g., theInternet), metropolitan area networks (MANs), wide area networks (WANs),local area networks (LANs), or personal area networks (PANs). Inaddition, the one or more networks may include any type of medium overwhich network traffic may be carried including, but not limited to,coaxial cable, twisted-pair wire, optical fiber, a hybrid fiber coaxial(HFC) medium, microwave terrestrial transceivers, radio frequencycommunication mediums, white space communication mediums, ultra-highfrequency communication mediums, satellite communication mediums, or anycombination thereof.

In an illustrative configuration, a vehicle 210 may be any type ofvehicle (e.g., electric vehicle, hybrid vehicle, a vehicle with aninternal combustion engine, etc.). The vehicle 210 may include one ormore batteries, for which a battery health score may be determined asdescribed herein. The vehicle 210 may also include at least a memory 214and one or more processing units (or processors) 212. The processors 212may be implemented as appropriate in hardware, software, firmware, orcombinations thereof. Software or firmware implementations of theprocessors 212 may include computer-executable or machine-executableinstructions written in any suitable programming language to perform thevarious functions described.

The memory 214 may store program instructions that are loadable andexecutable on the processors 212, as well as data generated during theexecution of these programs. Depending on the configuration and type ofthe vehicle 210, the memory 214 may be volatile (such as random accessmemory (RAM)) and/or non-volatile (such as read-only memory (ROM), flashmemory, etc.). The vehicle 210 or server may also include additionalremovable storage 216 and/or non-removable storage 218 including, butnot limited to, magnetic storage, optical disks, and/or tape storage.The disk drives and their associated computer-readable media may providenon-volatile storage of computer-readable instructions, data structures,program modules, and other data for the vehicles. In someimplementations, the memory 214 may include multiple different types ofmemory, such as static random access memory (SRAM), dynamic randomaccess memory (DRAM), or ROM.

The memory 214, the removable storage 216, and the non-removable storage218 may be all examples of computer-readable storage media. For example,computer-readable storage media may include volatile and non-volatile,removable and non-removable media implemented in any method ortechnology for the storage of information such as computer-readableinstructions, data structures, program modules, or other data. Thememory 214, the removable storage 216, and the non-removable storage 218may be all examples of computer storage media. Additional types ofcomputer storage media that may be present include, but are not limitedto, programmable random access memory (PRAM), SRAM, DRAM, RAM, ROM,electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), flashmemory or other memory technology, compact disc read-only memory(CD-ROM), digital versatile disc (DVD) or other optical storage,magnetic cassettes, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage or othermagnetic storage devices, or any other medium which can be used to storethe desired information and which can be accessed by the vehicle 210 orother vehicles. Combinations of any of the above should also be includedwithin the scope of computer-readable media.

Alternatively, computer-readable communication media may includecomputer-readable instructions, program modules, or other datatransmitted within a data signal, such as a carrier wave, or othertransmissions. However, as used herein, computer-readable storage mediadoes not include computer-readable communication media.

The vehicle 210 may also contain communication connection(s) 220 thatallows the vehicle 210 to communicate with a stored database, anothervehicle or server, user terminals, and/or other devices on a network.The vehicle 210 may also include input device(s) 222 such and outputdevice(s) 224, such as a human-machine interface (HMI).

Turning to the contents of the memory 214 in more detail, the memory 214may include an operating system 226 and one or more application programsor services for implementing the features disclosed herein, including abattery health score module 228.

The battery health score module 228, including computer-executableinstructions, code, or the like that responsive to execution by one ormore of the processor(s) 212, may perform operations including, but notlimited to, collecting and/or making available any of the data inputs(e.g., data inputs 302 or any other data inputs) for the server 240and/or the mobile device 260 to determine the vehicle battery healthscore. In some instances, the vehicle may perform the vehicle batteryhealth score determinations itself as well.

Referring now to other illustrative components depicted in FIG. 2, theserver 240 may be configured to communicate with the vehicle 210 and maybe configured to perform any of the operations described herein. Forexample, instead of performing the vehicle battery health scoredeterminations at the vehicle itself, such determinations may beperformed remotely at the server 240.

In some embodiments, the server 240 may include some similar elements asthe vehicle 210. The server 240 may include at least a memory 250 andone or more processing units (or processors) 242. The processors 242 maybe implemented as appropriate in hardware, software, firmware, orcombinations thereof. Software or firmware implementations of theprocessors 242 may include computer-executable or machine-executableinstructions written in any suitable programming language to perform thevarious functions described.

The memory 250 may store program instructions that are loadable andexecutable on the processors 242, as well as data generated during theexecution of these programs. Depending on the configuration and type ofthe server 240, the memory 250 may be volatile (such as random accessmemory (RAM)) and/or non-volatile (such as read-only memory (ROM), flashmemory, etc.). The server 240 may also include additional removablestorage 248 and/or non-removable storage 252 including, but not limitedto, magnetic storage, optical disks, and/or tape storage. The diskdrives and their associated computer-readable media may providenon-volatile storage of computer-readable instructions, data structures,program modules, and other data for the vehicles. In someimplementations, the memory 250 may include multiple different types ofmemory, such as static random access memory (SRAM), dynamic randomaccess memory (DRAM), or ROM.

The memory 250, the removable storage 248, and the non-removable storage252 may be all examples of computer-readable storage media. For example,computer-readable storage media may include volatile and non-volatile,removable and non-removable media implemented in any method ortechnology for the storage of information such as computer-readableinstructions, data structures, program modules, or other data. Thememory 250, the removable storage 248, and the non-removable storage 252may be all examples of computer storage media. Additional types ofcomputer storage media that may be present include, but are not limitedto, programmable random access memory (PRAM), SRAM, DRAM, RAM, ROM,electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), flashmemory or other memory technology, compact disc read-only memory(CD-ROM), digital versatile disc (DVD) or other optical storage,magnetic cassettes, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage or othermagnetic storage devices, or any other medium which can be used to storethe desired information and which can be accessed by the server 240 orother vehicles. Combinations of any of the above should also be includedwithin the scope of computer-readable media.

Alternatively, computer-readable communication media may includecomputer-readable instructions, program modules, or other datatransmitted within a data signal, such as a carrier wave, or othertransmissions. However, as used herein, computer-readable storage mediadoes not include computer-readable communication media.

The server 240 may also contain communication connection(s) 270 that mayallow the server 240 to communicate with a stored database, anothervehicle or server, user terminals, and/or other devices on a network.The server 240 may also include input device(s) 244 such as a keyboard,a mouse, a pen, a voice input device, a touch input device, etc., andoutput device(s) 246, such as a display, speakers, printers, etc.

Turning to the contents of the memory 250 in more detail, the memory 250may include an operating system 254 and one or more application programsor services for implementing the features disclosed herein, including abattery health score module 256. In some instances, the battery healthscore module 256 may be configured to perform the same or similaroperations as the battery health score module 228 described above withrespect to the vehicle 210.

In some embodiments, a mobile device(s) 260(1)-260(N) may be a wirelessdevice that may also be used instead of the vehicle 210 and/or theserver 240 to perform any of the operations described herein. That is,the data inputs described herein (e.g., data inputs 302 as well as anyother data inputs) may be collected from the vehicle 210 and provided tothe mobile device 260 to perform the vehicle battery health scoredetermination as an alternative to the server 240 determining thevehicle battery health score. For example, the mobile device 260 may bea mobile telephone (such as a smartphone), a tablet computer, awearable, a laptop computer, etc. The mobile device 260 may also havesimilar components as the vehicle 210 and/or the server 240, includingat least one or more processors, inputs devices, output devices,removable storage, non-removable storage, communication connections, andmemory, the memory including one or more operating systems, aninformation database, and a battery health score module.

Program modules, applications, or the like disclosed herein may includeone or more software components including, for example, softwareobjects, methods, data structures, or the like. Each such softwarecomponent may include computer-executable instructions that, responsiveto execution, cause at least a portion of the functionality describedherein (e.g., one or more operations of the illustrative methodsdescribed herein) to be performed.

A software component may be coded in any of a variety of programminglanguages. An illustrative programming language may be a lower-levelprogramming language, such as an assembly language associated with aparticular hardware architecture and/or operating system platform. Asoftware component comprising assembly language instructions may requireconversion into executable machine code by an assembler prior toexecution by the hardware architecture and/or platform.

Another example programming language may be a higher-level programminglanguage that may be portable across multiple architectures. A softwarecomponent comprising higher-level programming language instructions mayrequire conversion to an intermediate representation by an interpreteror a compiler prior to execution.

Other examples of programming languages include, but are not limited to,a macro language, a shell or command language, a job control language, ascript language, a database task or search language, or a report writinglanguage. In one or more example embodiments, a software componentcomprising instructions in one of the foregoing examples of programminglanguages may be executed directly by an operating system or othersoftware components without having to be first transformed into anotherform.

A software component may be stored as a file or other data storageconstruct. Software components of a similar type or functionally relatedmay be stored together, such as, for example, in a particular directory,folder, or library. Software components may be static (e.g.,pre-established or fixed) or dynamic (e.g., created or modified at thetime of execution).

Software components may invoke or be invoked by other softwarecomponents through any of a wide variety of mechanisms. Invoked orinvoking software components may comprise other custom-developedapplication software, operating system functionality (e.g., devicedrivers, data storage (e.g., file management) routines, other commonroutines, and services, etc.), or third-party software components (e.g.,middleware, encryption, or other security software, database managementsoftware, file transfer or other network communication software,mathematical or statistical software, image processing software, andformat translation software).

Software components associated with a particular solution or system mayreside and be executed on a single platform or may be distributed acrossmultiple platforms. The multiple platforms may be associated with morethan one hardware vendor, underlying chip technology, or operatingsystem. Furthermore, software components associated with a particularsolution or system may be initially written in one or more programminglanguages but may invoke software components written in anotherprogramming language.

Computer-executable program instructions may be loaded onto aspecial-purpose computer or other particular machine, a processor, orother programmable data processing apparatus to produce a particularmachine, such that execution of the instructions on the computer,processor, or other programmable data processing apparatus causes one ormore functions or operations specified in the flow diagrams to beperformed. These computer program instructions may also be stored in acomputer-readable storage medium (CRSM) that upon execution may direct acomputer or other programmable data processing apparatus to function ina particular manner, such that the instructions stored in thecomputer-readable storage medium produce an article of manufactureincluding instruction means that implement one or more functions oroperations specified in the flow diagrams. The computer programinstructions may also be loaded onto a computer or other programmabledata processing apparatus to cause a series of operational elements orsteps to be performed on the computer or other programmable apparatus toproduce a computer-implemented process.

Additional types of CRSM that may be present in any of the devicesdescribed herein may include, but are not limited to, programmablerandom access memory (PRAM), SRAM, DRAM, RAM, ROM, electrically erasableprogrammable read-only memory (EEPROM), flash memory or other memorytechnology, compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), digital versatiledisc (DVD) or other optical storage, magnetic cassettes, magnetic tape,magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any othermedium which can be used to store the information and which can beaccessed. Combinations of any of the above are also included within thescope of CRSM. Alternatively, computer-readable communication media(CRCM) may include computer-readable instructions, program modules, orother data transmitted within a data signal, such as a carrier wave, orother transmission. However, as used herein, CRSM does not include CRCM.

Although embodiments have been described in language specific tostructural features and/or methodological acts, it is to be understoodthat the disclosure is not necessarily limited to the specific featuresor acts described. Rather, the specific features and acts are disclosedas illustrative forms of implementing the embodiments. Conditionallanguage, such as, among others, “can,” “could,” “might,” or “may,”unless specifically stated otherwise, or otherwise understood within thecontext as used, is generally intended to convey that certainembodiments could include, while other embodiments do not include,certain features, elements, and/or steps. Thus, such conditionallanguage is not generally intended to imply that features, elements,and/or steps are in any way required for one or more embodiments or thatone or more embodiments necessarily include logic for deciding, with orwithout user input or prompting, whether these features, elements,and/or steps are included or are to be performed in any particularembodiment.

Illustrative Data Inputs

FIG. 3 illustrates exemplary data inputs 302 that may be used todetermine a normalized vehicle battery health score. For example, thedata inputs 302 illustrated in the figure may be the same as the datainputs 110 described with respect to FIG. 1, as well as any other datainputs described herein. One example data input 302 may include anOEM-determined state of health (SOH). This OEM-determined SOH value maybe a non-normalized state of health score determined by the OEM fortheir own production vehicles using a proprietary or non-proprietaryequation of algorithm. As mentioned above, different OEMs may calculatetheir battery SOH scores using different parameters and/or algorithms,so even if two SOH scores were the same for different OEMs, this may notnecessarily mean the batteries have experienced the same level ofdegradation. Although these may be non-normalized values, they still mayprovide important information about the state of health of the battery,and may be weighted along with any of the other data inputs illustratedherein. The SOH value may typically be represented as a percentage thatfalls between 0 and 100%, but may be represented in other forms as well,such as a numeric value. At 0% SOH, the battery may be unusable in anyapplication. The battery may only be at 100% SOH right after it has beenmanufactured. Generally, the maximum available energy/capacity andimpedance may be used in conjunction to assign this SOH value.

In some embodiments, the data inputs 302 may also include depth ofdischarge (DoD) data. For example, DoD data may include an averagepercentage DoD, an average DoD ambient temperature, and/or a DoDthroughput, which may be measured in kWh. The average percentage depthof discharge may refer to the amount of capacity, starting from fullcharge, that has been discharged from the battery. It may be the inverseof SOC (described below) and may be calculated by dividing thedischarged capacity by the total available capacity. 0% DoD mayrepresent fully charged and 100% may represent fully discharged. Theaverage DoD ambient temperature may be an environmental factor used tocapture/calculate the average temperature during discharge cycles. Forexample, the higher the temperature, the more damage may have been doneto the battery. The DoD throughput may refer to the amount of energy inkilowatts hours released during discharge over the lifetime of thebattery.

In some embodiments, the data inputs 302 may also include datapertaining to the charging of the battery. For example, the data inputs302 may include an average charging magnitude, and average chargingambient temperature, and/or a charging throughput, which may be measuredin kWh. Additionally, the data inputs 302 may include a totalthroughput, which also may be measured in kWh. The average chargingmagnitude may be a measurement pertaining to a magnitude of currentexperienced by the battery during charging. In some cases, the strongerthe current, the more damage is done to the battery. The averagecharging temperature may be an environmental factor to capture/calculatethe average temperature during charging cycles. The charging throughputmay be the amount of energy that passed into the vehicle during chargingsessions. This may be recorded by a Battery Management System (BMS) ofthe vehicle. Total throughput may be a measure of the total amount ofwork that has been performed on the battery. This may be related tomileage on an engine of the vehicle, for example, since it can be usedto estimate the amount of “wear and tear” that the battery has endured.This may be calculated in the BMS by accumulating a total watt hours(Whrs) in and out.

In some embodiments, the data inputs 302 may also include datapertaining to the capability of the battery to hold a charge. Forexample, the data inputs 302 may include a state of charge (SOC) of thebattery, an estimated range of the battery at full charge, an estimatedrange of the battery at a current charge of the battery, and a range ofthe battery at “birth,” which may be the range of the battery before thebattery has been used. Additionally, the data inputs 302 may include thebattery energy capacity, which may be measured in kWh. The SOC of thebattery may refer to the amount of charge that the battery hasremaining, for example, represented as a percentage.

In some embodiments, the data inputs 302 may also include datapertaining to the manner in which the battery has been charged over itslifetime. For example, the data inputs 302 may include a number of timesthe battery has undergone fast charge cycles, the number of times thebattery has undergone Level 1 charge cycles (e.g., involving the use of120V), and/or the number of times the battery has undergone Level 2charge cycles (e.g., involving the use of 240V). In some instances, theLevel 2 charging cycle may involve higher energy throughput and a fastercharge, but more energy mass pass through the battery at a higher speedso the impact on the battery may be greater. The number of each of thesetypes of charge cycles may be measured by the BMS of the vehicle.

In some embodiments, the data inputs 302 may also include various othertypes of inputs, such as a remaining battery energy capacity, a state ofcapacity, a battery calendar age, a battery cycles age, a charginghistory, a thermal environment history, and a driving load profile, aswell as resistance, current, and voltage data. Remaining battery energycapacity may refer to the remaining available energy storage capacity ofthe battery. State of capacity may be a remaining available energystorage capacity of the battery. This may involve a correlation ofactual and theoretical/optimal scores based on battery age (e.g., whichmay be a function of battery birth data) and/or based on degradation.The capacity of the battery may be evaluated in KW/hr and may beexpressed as a percentage value. The battery capacity may degrade overtime and experience a fall off as described herein at around 70%capacity (this value may differ depending on the properties of thebattery). The battery calendar age may be a static data point thatrefers to the amount of time that has elapsed since the battery wasmanufactured. The battery cycles age may involve correlating actualcharging cycles to theoretical/optimal charge cycles based on batteryage and utilization (e.g., which may be function of battery birth data).Charging history may involve information pertaining to how a battery hasbeen charged over its lifetime. For example, the charging history mayinvolve a number and type of charging routines used (e.g., number ofLevel 1 charge cycles, Level 2 charge cycles, etc), the temperatureinvolved in each charging cycle, the frequency of charging cycles, etc.The charging history may involve correlating battery temperaturereadings over a lifetime of the battery to an optimal temperature range.In some instances, telematics may be used to input latitudinal andlongitudinal data sets to perform these correlations. For example, thelatitudinal and longitudinal data sets may be used to determine anenvironmental temperature at the location represented by the latitudinaland longitudinal data sets. The driving load profile may correlateactual driving load profile (i.e., hard/fast/frequent acceleration,declaration, vertical climbs, etc.) to theoretical/optimal load profilesas a function of load data at battery birth. Finally, resistance,current, and voltage may simply refer to the resistance, current, andvoltage of the battery at various points in time. Resistance may bemeasured in milliohms (me). In some instances, the lower the resistance,the less restriction the battery encounters. Low resistance may resultin high current delivery on demand with the battery remaining in a lowertemperature state (cooler). High resistance may restrict the amount ofcurrent and heat up the battery. It should be noted that althoughspecific type of data inputs 302 may have been described above, theseexamples are not intended to be limiting and static. Instead, any othernumber or combination of data inputs 302 may also be used (includingdata inputs not listed herein).

In addition to presenting the data inputs 302 themselves, FIG. 3 mayalso illustrate example additional information that may be associatedwith the data inputs 302. For example, the minimum potential value 304,maximum potential value 306, and/or offset indicator 308 may also beprovided. Furthermore, exemplary sources 303 from which the data inputs302 and any additional information may be obtained may be provided aswell. For example, the OEM SOH, total throughput, SOC, estimated rangeat full charge, estimated range at current charge, battery energycapacity, number of fast charge cycles, number of L1 charge cycles,and/or number of L2 charge cycles may be obtained from the vehicle'sbattery management system (BMS). Additionally, the DOD data, averagecharging magnitude, average charging ambient temperature, chargingthroughput, and the range of the battery at birth may be OEM determined.That is, the information may be predetermined by the OEM thatmanufactures the particular vehicle. Although these exemplary sourcesfor the above-described data inputs 302 have been provided, it should benoted that these are not intended to be limiting, and the data inputs302 may be obtained from any number of different types of sources aswell. For example, the data inputs 302 may include any other type ofdata. Additionally, any minimum potential value 304, maximum potentialvalue 306, offset indicator 308, and/or any other information associatedwith any data inputs 302 depicted in FIG. 3 may be different than thevalues actually depicted in the figure. These values depicted in thefigure may simply be exemplary.

Illustrative Methods

FIG. 4 is an example method 400 for determining a normalized batteryhealth score in accordance with one or more example embodiments of thedisclosure. In FIG. 4, computer-executable instructions of one or moremodule(s) of the vehicle 210, the mobile device 260, and/or the server240 may be executed to determine a normalized battery health score. Atblock 402 of the method 400 in FIG. 4, the method may include receiving,from a first vehicle, a first value for a first data type and a secondvalue for a second data type, the first data type and the second datatype associated with a battery of the first vehicle. For example, thefirst data type and/or the second data type may be any of the datainputs described herein, such as any of the data inputs 302 describedwith respect to FIG. 3 above. The first data type and the second datatype may represent two different data inputs that may be obtained from avehicle. In some embodiments, multiple sources of information may beleveraged to collect battery data, including at least visual (e.g.,console) and mechanical inspections (e.g., OBD), performance ofphysical, point in time, and rapid spectrum impedance testing, and usinglocal or external sources to gather BMS, telematics, and CAN bus data.Such battery data may also be compiled for each EV make, model yearcombination, and may be used to develop algorithms to model expectedbattery degradation over time across each category and subcategorydescribed herein.

Block 404 of the method 400 may include determining for the first datatype, a first minimum value, a first maximum value, and an first offsetindicator, wherein the first offset indicator provides an indication ofa significance of the first value relative to the first minimum valueand first maximum value for the first data type. This additionalinformation may be the additional information described with respect toFIG. 1, FIG. 3, or any other additional information described herein.That is, the additional information may provide a frame of reference forthe value of the first data type and the value of the second data type(e.g., if the value is representative of a healthy battery or a moredegraded battery). For example, the minimum possible value and maximumpossible value may represent the outer boundaries of ranges that thevalue for the first data type and the value for the second type can bewithin respectively. Additionally, the offset indicator may be any ofthe “high,” “low,” and/or “range” offset indicators described herein, aswell as any other offset indicators.

Block 406 of the method 400 may include determining, for the second datatype, a second minimum value, a second maximum value, and a secondoffset indicator, wherein the second offset indicator provides anindication of a significance of the second value relative to the secondminimum value and second maximum value for the second data type.

Block 408 of the method 400 may include determining a first weight forthe first data type and a second weight for the second data type. Block410 of the method 400 may include determining, based on the firstweight, a first weighted value for the first value. Block 412 of themethod 400 may include determining, based on the second weight, a secondweighted value for the second value. The weighted value for the firstdata type and the weighted value for the second data type may be thesame as the assigned point values 125 determined in step 120 of theprocess 100 described with respect to FIG. 1. That is, each of the firstdata type, the second data type, and any other data inputs obtained maybe associated with a predetermined weight relative to other data types.

Block 414 of the method 400 may include determining a summed weightedvalue by summing the first weighted value and the second weighted value.In some instances, the summed weighted value may be the same as thetotal point value 127 determined in step 126 of the process 100described with respect to FIG. 1 above.

Block 416 of the method 400 may include determining, using the summedweighted value, a vehicle battery health score for the battery of thefirst vehicle. That is, the final vehicle battery health score may be anormalized vehicle battery health score that may be used regardless ofthe OEM associated with the vehicle.

The operations described and depicted in the illustrative process flowsof FIG. 4 may be carried out or performed in any suitable order asdesired in various example embodiments of the disclosure. Additionally,in certain example embodiments, at least a portion of the operations maybe carried out in parallel. Furthermore, in certain example embodiments,less, more, or different operations than those depicted in FIG. 4 may beperformed.

One or more operations of the process flows of FIG. 4 may have beendescribed above as being performed by a user device, or morespecifically, by one or more program modules, applications, or the likeexecuting on a device. It should be appreciated, however, that any ofthe operations of process flows of FIG. 4 may be performed, at least inpart, in a distributed manner by one or more other devices, or morespecifically, by one or more program modules, applications, or the likeexecuting on such devices. In addition, it should be appreciated thatprocessing performed in response to execution of computer-executableinstructions provided as part of an application, program module, or thelike may be interchangeably described herein as being performed by theapplication or the program module itself or by a device on which theapplication, program module, or the like is executing. While theoperations of the process flows of FIG. 4 may be described in thecontext of the illustrative object tracking system, it should beappreciated that such operations may be implemented in connection withnumerous other device configurations.

It should further be appreciated that the server 240 may includealternate and/or additional hardware, software, or firmware componentsbeyond those described or depicted without departing from the scope ofthe disclosure. More particularly, it should be appreciated thatsoftware, firmware, or hardware components depicted as forming part ofthe server 240 are merely illustrative and that some components may notbe present or additional components may be provided in variousembodiments. While various illustrative program modules have beendepicted and described as software modules stored in data storage, itshould be appreciated that functionality described as being supported bythe program modules may be enabled by any combination of hardware,software, and/or firmware. It should further be appreciated that each ofthe above-mentioned modules may, in various embodiments, represent alogical partitioning of supported functionality. This logicalpartitioning is depicted for ease of explanation of the functionalityand may not be representative of the structure of software, hardware,and/or firmware for implementing the functionality. Accordingly, itshould be appreciated that functionality described as being provided bya particular module may, in various embodiments, be provided at least inpart by one or more other modules. Further, one or more depicted modulesmay not be present in certain embodiments, while in other embodiments,additional modules not depicted may be present and may support at leasta portion of the described functionality and/or additionalfunctionality. Moreover, while certain modules may be depicted anddescribed as sub-modules of another module, in certain embodiments, suchmodules may be provided as independent modules or as sub-modules ofother modules.

Although specific embodiments of the disclosure have been described, oneof ordinary skill in the art will recognize that numerous othermodifications and alternative embodiments are within the scope of thedisclosure. For example, any of the functionality and/or processingcapabilities described with respect to a particular device or componentmay be performed by any other device or component. Further, whilevarious illustrative implementations and architectures have beendescribed in accordance with embodiments of the disclosure, one ofordinary skill in the art will appreciate that numerous othermodifications to the illustrative implementations and architecturesdescribed herein are also within the scope of this disclosure.

Certain aspects of the disclosure are described above with reference toblock and flow diagrams of systems, methods, apparatuses, and/orcomputer program products according to example embodiments. It will beunderstood that one or more blocks of the block diagrams and flowdiagrams, and combinations of blocks in the block diagrams and the flowdiagrams, respectively, may be implemented by execution ofcomputer-executable program instructions. Likewise, some blocks of theblock diagrams and flow diagrams may not necessarily need to beperformed in the order presented, or may not necessarily need to beperformed at all, according to some embodiments. Further, additionalcomponents and/or operations beyond those depicted in blocks of theblock and/or flow diagrams may be present in certain embodiments.

Accordingly, blocks of the block diagrams and flow diagrams supportcombinations of means for performing the specified functions,combinations of elements or steps for performing the specifiedfunctions, and program instruction means for performing the specifiedfunctions. It will also be understood that each block of the blockdiagrams and flow diagrams, and combinations of blocks in the blockdiagrams and flow diagrams, may be implemented by special-purpose,hardware-based computer systems that perform the specified functions,elements or steps, or combinations of special-purpose hardware andcomputer instructions.

That which is claimed is:
 1. A system comprising: at least oneprocessor; and at least one memory storing computer-executableinstructions, that when executed by the at least one processor, causethe at least one processor to: receive, from a first vehicle, a firstvalue for a first data type and a second value for a second data type,the first data type and the second data type associated with a batteryof the first vehicle; determine, for the first data type, a firstminimum value, a first maximum value, and an first offset indicator,wherein the first offset indicator provides an indication of asignificance of the first value relative to the first minimum value andfirst maximum value for the first data type; determine, for the seconddata type, a second minimum value, a second maximum value, and a secondoffset indicator, wherein the second offset indicator provides anindication of a significance of the second value relative to the secondminimum value and second maximum value for the second data type;determine a first weight for the first data type and a second weight forthe second data type; determine, based on the first weight, a firstweighted value for the first value; determine, based on the secondweight, a second weighted value for the second value; determine a summedweighted value by summing the first weighted value and the secondweighted value; and determine, using the summed weighted value, avehicle battery health score for the battery of the first vehicle. 2.The system of claim 1, wherein the computer-executable instructionsfurther cause the at least one processor to: receive, from a secondvehicle, a third value for the first data type and a fourth value forthe second data type; determine, based on the weight for the first datatype, a weighted value for the third value; determine, based on theweight for the second data type, a weighted value for the fourth value;determine a summed weighted value by summing the weighted value for thethird value and the weighted value for the fourth value; and determine,using the summed weighted value, a vehicle battery health score for thebattery of the second vehicle, wherein the vehicle battery health scoreis normalized across the first vehicle and the second vehicle.
 3. Thesystem of claim 1, wherein the computer-executable instructions furthercause the at least one processor to: determine, based on the vehiclebattery health score, a change in an operational setting of the firstvehicle.
 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the offset indicator includesat least one of: high, low, or range, wherein the high offset indicatorindicates that a larger value for the first data type or the second datatype is associated with a healthier vehicle battery, wherein the lowoffset indicator indicates that a smaller value for the first data typesor the second data type is associated with a healthier vehicle battery,and wherein the range offset indicator indicates that a value for thefirst data type or the second data type that is within the range isassociated with a healthier vehicle battery than a value for the firstdata type or the second data type that is outside the range.
 5. Thesystem of claim 1, wherein the value for the first data type and thevalue for the second data type are obtained from at least impedancetesting, mechanical diagnostics, a Battery Management System (BMS) ofthe first vehicle, a Controller Area Network (CAN) bus of the firstvehicle, or telematics data from the first vehicle.
 6. The system ofclaim 1, wherein the first data type comprises at least one of: an OEMstate of health value, wherein the OEM state of health value is anOEM-specific value that is not normalized across different OEMs.
 7. Thesystem of claim 6, wherein the first data type further comprises atleast one of: depth of discharge data, an average charging magnitude, anaverage charging ambient temperature, a charging throughput, a totalthroughput, a state of charge, an estimated range at full charge, anestimated range at a current charge, a range of the battery at birth, abattery energy capacity, a number of fast charge cycles, a number of L1charge cycles, and/or a number of L2 charge cycles.
 8. A methodcomprising: receiving, from a first vehicle, a first value for a firstdata type and a second value for a second data type, the first data typeand the second data type associated with a battery of the first vehicle;determining, for the first data type, a first minimum value, a firstmaximum value, and an first offset indicator, wherein the first offsetindicator provides an indication of a significance of the first valuerelative to the first minimum value and first maximum value for thefirst data type; determining, for the second data type, a second minimumvalue, a second maximum value, and a second offset indicator, whereinthe second offset indicator provides an indication of a significance ofthe second value relative to the second minimum value and second maximumvalue for the second data type; determining a first weight for the firstdata type and a second weight for the second data type; determining,based on the first weight, a first weighted value for the first value;determining, based on the second weight, a second weighted value for thesecond value; determining a summed weighted value by summing the firstweighted value and the second weighted value; and determining, using thesummed weighted value, a vehicle battery health score for the battery ofthe first vehicle.
 9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:receiving, from a second vehicle, a third value for the first data typeand a fourth value for the second data type; determining, based on theweight for the first data type, a weighted value for the third value;determining, based on the weight for the second data type, a weightedvalue for the fourth value; determining a summed weighted value bysumming the weighted value for the third value and the weighted valuefor the fourth value; and determining, using the summed weighted value,a vehicle battery health score for the battery of the second vehicle,wherein the vehicle battery health score is normalized across the firstvehicle and the second vehicle.
 10. The method of claim 8, furthercomprising: determining, based on the vehicle battery health score, achange in an operational setting of the first vehicle.
 11. The method ofclaim 8, wherein the offset indicator includes at least one of: high,low, or range, wherein the high offset indicator indicates that a largervalue for the first data type or the second data type is associated witha healthier vehicle battery, wherein the low offset indicator indicatesthat a smaller value for the first data types or the second data type isassociated with a healthier vehicle battery, and wherein the rangeoffset indicator indicates that a value for the first data type or thesecond data type that is within the range is associated with a healthiervehicle battery than a value for the first data type or the second datatype that is outside the range.
 12. The method of claim 8, wherein thevalue for the first data type and the value for the second data type areobtained from at least impedance testing, mechanical diagnostics, aBattery Management System (BMS) of the first vehicle, a Controller AreaNetwork (CAN) bus of the first vehicle, or telematics data from thefirst vehicle.
 13. The method of claim 8, wherein the first data typecomprises at least one of: an OEM state of health value, wherein the OEMstate of health value is an OEM-specific value that is not normalizedacross different OEMs.
 14. The method of claim 13, wherein the firstdata type further comprises at least one of: depth of discharge data, anaverage charging magnitude, an average charging ambient temperature, acharging throughput, a total throughput, a state of charge, an estimatedrange at full charge, an estimated range at a current charge, a range ofthe battery at birth, a battery energy capacity, a number of fast chargecycles, a number of L1 charge cycles, and/or a number of L2 chargecycles.
 15. A non-transitory computer readable medium includingcomputer-executable instructions stored thereon, which when executed byone or more processors of a wireless access point, cause the one or moreprocessors to perform operations of: receiving, from a first vehicle, afirst value for a first data type and a second value for a second datatype, the first data type and the second data type relating to a batteryof the first vehicle; receiving, from a first vehicle, a first value fora first data type and a second value for a second data type, the firstdata type and the second data type associated with a battery of thefirst vehicle; determining, for the first data type, a first minimumvalue, a first maximum value, and an first offset indicator, wherein thefirst offset indicator provides an indication of a significance of thefirst value relative to the first minimum value and first maximum valuefor the first data type; determining, for the second data type, a secondminimum value, a second maximum value, and a second offset indicator,wherein the second offset indicator provides an indication of asignificance of the second value relative to the second minimum valueand second maximum value for the second data type; determining a firstweight for the first data type and a second weight for the second datatype; determining, based on the first weight, a first weighted value forthe first value; determining, based on the second weight, a secondweighted value for the second value; determining a summed weighted valueby summing the first weighted value and the second weighted value; anddetermining, using the summed weighted value, a vehicle battery healthscore for the battery of the first vehicle.
 16. The non-transitorycomputer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the computer-executableinstructions further cause the one or more processors to performoperations of: receiving, from a second vehicle, a third value for thefirst data type and a fourth value for the second data type;determining, based on the weight for the first data type, a weightedvalue for the third value; determining, based on the weight for thesecond data type, a weighted value for the fourth value; determining asummed weighted value by summing the weighted value for the third valueand the weighted value for the fourth value; and determining, using thesummed weighted value, a vehicle battery health score for the battery ofthe second vehicle, wherein the vehicle battery health score isnormalized across the first vehicle and the second vehicle.
 17. Thenon-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein thecomputer-executable instructions further cause the one or moreprocessors to perform operations of: determining, based on the vehiclebattery health score, a change in an operational setting of the firstvehicle.
 18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15,wherein the offset indicator includes at least one of: high, low, orrange, wherein the high offset indicator indicates that a larger valuefor the first data type or the second data type is associated with ahealthier vehicle battery, wherein the low offset indicator indicatesthat a smaller value for the first data types or the second data type isassociated with a healthier vehicle battery, and wherein the rangeoffset indicator indicates that a value for the first data type or thesecond data type that is within the range is associated with a healthiervehicle battery than a value for the first data type or the second datatype that is outside the range.
 19. The non-transitory computer readablemedium of claim 15, wherein the first data type comprises at least oneof: an OEM state of health value, wherein the OEM state of health valueis an OEM-specific value that is not normalized across different OEMs.20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein thefirst data type further comprises at least one of: depth of dischargedata, an average charging magnitude, an average charging ambienttemperature, a charging throughput, a total throughput, a state ofcharge, an estimated range at full charge, an estimated range at acurrent charge, a range of the battery at birth, a battery energycapacity, a number of fast charge cycles, a number of L1 charge cycles,and/or a number of L2 charge cycles.